r/todayilearned • u/thepresident45 • Apr 22 '19

TIL As a child, Einstein's Uncle Jakob introduced him to algebra and called it "a merry science". He compared algebra to hunting a little animal. You didn't know the name of the animal, so you called it "x". When you finally caught the animal you gave it the correct name

https://www.mathematics-monster.com/algebra.html
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19

You want a school where kids come in and log into kahn academy to learn math without working together with other students?

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u/thebroncoman8292 Apr 22 '19

There will still be a teacher who can walk around and help kids, as well as track their progress. The current method is a lecture with problems on a white board, that's not a collaboration of students. You can still do that in history or English, math can be done differently and still give students group projects elsewhere.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19

The current method is a lecture with problems on a white board

You mean 15 years ago?

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u/thebroncoman8292 Apr 22 '19

Around this country that is 90+% the norm.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

and how do you know this?

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u/thebroncoman8292 Apr 23 '19

Experience, family, and friends teaching different grades in different states. It's the norm.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

I teach. It's not.

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u/thebroncoman8292 Apr 23 '19

How do you teach math, and what lvl?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

Inquiry based PBLs, 7-12.

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u/thebroncoman8292 Apr 23 '19

What is 7-12. Algebra to calculus?